Held in Yaoundé (Cameroon) on April 22, on the headquarters of the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI), the kick-off of the African Vaccination Week included a skills-building workshop for media personnel..
Coupled with the fiftieth anniversary of PEV and positioned below the theme: « EPI@50 »this version was devoted to the accomplishment of l’affect positif of vaccination on humanity.
The goal of this workshop was to debate vaccination and the scenario of unvaccinated kids in Cameroon.
This African vaccination week, which takes place from April 22 to twenty-eight, goals to strengthen collaboration between the EPI and the media, with a view to deepen the inhabitants’s dedication to entry to vaccination and intensify communication to facilitate understanding. populations
Doctor Njoh Address Atekedeputy everlasting secretary on the PEV.
The workshop additionally gave journalists the chance to study extra concerning the completely different illnesses in opposition to which kids are vaccinated.
In addition, contributors have been briefed on vaccination statistics and strategies. A singular expertise which goals to higher inform them concerning the significance of vaccination and to boost consciousness of its optimistic affect on public well being. The EPI hopes by way of this workshop to contribute to bettering vaccination protection throughout all the nationwide triangle, significantly within the North, Far North and East areas which at the moment have low vaccination protection in comparison with the nationwide common. This scenario arises from a wide range of components, together with restricted entry to vaccination providers, cultural beliefs and monetary limitations. The EPI is dedicated to strengthening vaccination protection in these areas and their environment by working carefully with the media, authorities and native communities.
What is the EPI?
The expanded vaccination program is a WHO initiative launched in 1974 that places in place a collection of measures as a part of a world effort to make sure equitable entry to life-saving vaccines for each little one, no matter their geographic location or standing socioeconomic.
As a reminder, 30 million kids below the age of 5 nonetheless endure from vaccine-preventable illnesses yearly in Africa. An actual problem for vaccination which has preserved the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals around the globe.
51.2 million lives have been saved by vaccines in Africa over the previous 50 years, based on a brand new report from the World Health Organization.
THE CONTRIBUTION OF CONTENT CREATORS
At this second when eyes are nonetheless on African Vaccination Week, every nation is vying for ultimate victory.
In Cameroon, members of the affiliation of bloggers of Cameroon (ABC), civil society have been concerned within the digital marketing campaign on vaccination on the event of African Vaccination Week (April 22 – 28).
Some content material creators for the #SAVZ’2024 marketing campaign. C: Screenshot of posts and modifying accomplished on Canva
Being vaccinated in a match between illness and vaccine means selecting to attain victory within the prevention of illnesses preventable by vaccination. Led by the expanded vaccination program. These bloggers and content material creators’ mission is to boost consciousness amongst Internet customers of the advantages of vaccination for youngsters’s well being in any respect ranges.
Campaign goal
Identifiable on social networks due to hashtags #SAV2024 et #PevCameroun, the messages broadcast goal to encourage dad and mom and Internet customers to undertake an angle of champions by having their kids vaccinated. The marketing campaign consists of restoring confidence in routine vaccines, selling the vaccination schedule and the advantages of vaccination.
The time is now not for debates on questions of its effectiveness or its use, which for essentially the most half are fueled by disinformation. But much more, prevention. And this involvement of media folks confirms that high quality info being greater than ever a topic of public well being that should be protected, the media shaping well being requirements not solely their contribution to the promotion of a greater well being but additionally the place they occupy on the coronary heart of well being training.
I imagine that vaccine-preventable illnesses will be eradicated. Because collectively, it’s humanly attainable!
To the clever…